What format is the exam?

Up to 50 minutes oral examination

Conducted by two examiners

Discussion of experience

Questions on topics from the syllabus, including the selected specialist modules

Are there any exemptions?

IIBA exemption: The Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) qualifications are exempt from the Requirements Engineering module and the Knowledge-based specialist module IIBA & BCS Professional Certifications (PDF)

Organisational Context exemption: As Commercial Awareness replaced the former Organisational Context module, candidates who hold this can still use it to contribute to the attainment of the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis (subject to meeting the needs of the current published scheme) and will not be required to pass the new module.

IREB exemption:Candidates who have completed IREB’s Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) Foundation level will be exempt from taking the BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering.